''Mofturi 1900'' is a 1964 Romanian

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directed by

Jean Georgescu Jean Georgescu (25 February 1904 – 8 April 1994) was a Romanian film director, actor, and screenwriter. Born in Bucharest, Romania (where he also died), he was most notable for directing films including ''In Our Village'' (1951, in collaboration ...

and based on Ion Luca Caragiale's many Moments and Sketches. The sketches used are ''"Diplomatie"'' ("Diplomacy"), ''"Amicii"'' ("Pals"), ''"O lacuna"'' ("A gap"), ''"Bubico"'', ''"C.F.R."'' (abbreviation of "Romanian Railways") and ''"Din statiune"'' ("From resort"). The film stars

Grigore Vasiliu Birlic Grigore Vasiliu Birlic (; January 24, 1905 – February 14, 1970) was a Romanian actor who appeared on stage, television and in films. He was best known for comedic roles. Early life Grigore Vasiliu was born on 24 January 1905 into the family ...

, Iurie Darie and Ion Dichiseanu; and features Ioana Bulcă, Alexandru Giugaru,

Mircea Crisan Mircea is a Romanian masculine given name, a form of the South Slavic name Mirče (Мирче) that derives from the Slavic word ''mir'', meaning 'peace'. It may refer to: People Princes of Wallachia * Mircea I of Wallachia (1355–1418), a ...

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and others. Set at the beginning of the 20th century, the story revolves around two

Mitică Mitică () is a fictional character who appears in several sketch stories by Romanian writer Ion Luca Caragiale. The character's name is a common hypocoristic form of ''Dumitru'' or ''Dimitrie'' (Romanian for ''Demetrius''). He is one of the best ...

characters sitting at a cafe telling stories to each other.

Reception

The movie is one of the best Caragiale movie and quickly made its way to becoming a classic Romanian film. Prof. D.I.Suchianu said: "''A Caragiale movie is one where the images explain the speech, not the other way around. A new genre entirely, I could even say an international premiere! It's Jean Georgescu great merit to bring upon the world this new born, <>."'' "''The most experienced romanian director to creating Caragiale moviessaid in his fascinating <>: <> I'd like to mention that Jean Georgescu harnessed successfully this special trait of the author''" commented Calin Caliman.

External links

* 1964 films Romanian comedy films 1960s Romanian-language films Films set in the 1890s Films set in the 1900s Films set in Romania {{1960s-Romania-film-stub